An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Support Worker to join our Team. The successful candidate will be based at QMH. CIU is a day unit that operates 8am-4pm Monday-Friday. Many specialities use our service and it is a busy service.
The successful applicant will be working mainly within the Venesection service treating patients with Haemochromatosis – training will be given. This will involve direct patient care as well as associated admin within the service. We are a small team and it is essential that the person be adaptable in their role. You should ideally have some experience working within an acute setting and possess excellent communication skills. The ability to be skilled in venepuncture and cannulation would be desirable. They should also have a genuine desire to work in this specialty.
For informal enquires contact Senior Charge Nurse Dawn Ireland on 01383 627011
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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